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Belisarius (505-565), Byzantine general under Justinian I, 540 (1830). Belasarius refusing the crown of their kingdom in Italy offered to him by the Goths in 540
Bernard Forest Belidor (1693-c1761), French military and civil engineer, 1737. Frontispiece from his Architecture Hydraulique (Paris, 1737)
George von Bekesy (1899-1972), Hungarian-born American physiologist. He won the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1961 for his pioneering research into the function of the inner ear
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer. One of the most famous classical music composers, Beethovens work represents a bridge between Classical and Romantic styles. Contemporary sketches
Max Beerbohm (1872-1956), British writer and caricaturist, 1901. Artist: Laurence HousemanMax Beerbohm (1872-1956), British writer and caricaturist, 1901. Beerbohm succeeded George Bernard Shaw as theatre critic of The Saturday Review in 1898
Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887), American Congregational minister, c1861. Beecher was the brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of the anti-slavery novel Uncle Toms Cabin
Thomas Beecham (1879-1961), English conductor and impresario. Beecham, seen here holding a cigar, founded the New Symphony Orchestra
The Venerable Bede (c673-735), Anglo-Saxon theologian, scholar and historian, c1584The Venerable Bede (c673-735), Anglo-Saxon theologian, scholar and historian, 1493. Seen here using a quill pen and a writing slope, Bede was a monk at Jarrow, Northumberland
Antoine Cesar Becquerel (1788-1878), French physicist, 1878. Antoine Cesar Becquerel was the first to use electrolysis for separating metals from their ores
(Alexandre) Edmond Becquerel (1820-1891), French physicist. The son of the physicist Antoine Cesar Becquerel and father of (Antoine) Henri Becquerel, the discoverer of radioactivity
(Antoine) Henri Becquerel (1852-1908), French physicist. In 1896 Becquerel accidentally discovered radioactivity while investigating the phosphorescence of uranium salts
The murder of Thomas a Becket, 1170 (1864)The murder of Thomas a Becket, 1170 (1825). Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162, Becket clashed almost incessantly with King Henry II over the question of the independence of the Church from
The murder of Thomas a Becket, 1170 (1825). Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162, Becket clashed almost incessantly with King Henry II over the question of the independence of the Church from
Lydia Ernestine Becker (1827-1890), British advocate of female suffrage, 1870. The editor of Womens Suffrage Journal 1870-1890
Francis Beaumont (1584-1616), English playwright and poet. Beaumont collaborated with the playwright John Fletcher
Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort (1824-1899), c1880. A famous sportsman, Somerset was editor of the Badminton Library series of books on sporting subjects
Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais (1760-1794), French soldier. Artist: DelpechAlexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais (1760-1794), French soldier. Beauharnais was the first husband of Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon I
Admiral David Beatty (1871-1936), British naval commander, World War I, 1914-1918Admiral David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871-1936), British naval commander, World War I, 1914-1918. Beatty commanded the Royal Navys battlecruisers at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916
Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-1788), German composer and musician. The second son of Johann Sebastian Bach, Carl Bach was Kapellmeister (director of music) at Hamburg from 1767
Gervase Babington (1550?-1610) English churchman, c1620. Artist: Reginald EstrackeGervase Babington (1550?-1610) English churchman, c1620. Babington was appointed Bishop of Llandaff (1591), Exeter (1595), and then Worcester (1597)
Charles Babbages proposed design for a diving bell, 1855. English mathematician and inventor Charles Babbage designed this diving bell to be used by divers placing charges to blow up wrecks
Florence Austral (1894-1968), Australian soprano. Florence Austral (real name Wilson) specialised in Wagnerian roles. Here she is seen in costume for the role of Brunnhilde in Wagners Die Walkure
John Douglas Sutherland Campbell (1845-1914), 9th Duke of Argyll from 1900, c1880. In 1871 he married Princess Louise, fourth daughter of Queen Victoria
Fernand Ansseau (1890-1972), Belgian operatic tenor, active 1913-1939. Ansseau as Don Jose in Bizets Carmen, based on the novel by Prosper Merimee
Count Julius Andrassy (1823-1890), Hungarian statesman, c1880. Andrassy was a supporter of Lajos Kossuth and the struggle for independence from Austria (1848-1849)
Amundsens airship, the Norge, over the North Pole, 1926. Raold Amundsen (1872-1928), Norwegian explorer made a successful flight over the North Pole aboard the Norge on 11-14 May 1926
Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett Amery (1873-1955), English Conservative politician, 1929. Amery is reputed to have said to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in 1940 In the name of God, go
Jose Nicolas de Azara (1731-1804), Spanish diplomat and patron of art and literature, 1784
William Edward Ayrton (1847-1908), British physicist, electrical engineer and inventor, 1892. Ayrton studied under Lord Kelvin at Glasgow
Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (980-1037), Arab physician and philosopher, 1493. An interpreter of Aristotle to Islam, Avicenna compiled an encyclopaedia of medical knowledge
Oswald Theodore Avery, Canadian-born American bacteriologist and molecular biologist. Pictured at work in a laboratory examining a Petri dish of culture
Averroes (Ibn Rushd) (1126-1198), eminent medieval Islamic philosopher, 1493. Averroes (full name Abu Al-Walid Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Rushd) was a native of Cordoba, Spain
Alexandru Averescu (1859-1938), Romanian military leader and politician, 1917. After distinguishing himself as a military commander in World War I and gaining a wide popular following
Avenzoar (Ibn Zuhr) (c1072-1162), Arab physician, 1493. A native of Seville, Avenzoar was a noted clinician. From Liber chronicarum mundi (Nuremberg Chronicle) by Hartmann Schedel. (Nuremberg, 1493)
Alfred Austin (1835-1913), British poet, c1903Alfred Austin (1835-1913) British poet laureate from 1896. Austin became Poet Laureate in 1896. He is pictured sitting at home at Swinford Old Manor, Ashford, Kent
Alfred Austin (1835-1913), British poet, 1883. Artist: Edward Linley SambourneAlfred Austin (1835-1913), British poet, 1883. Cartoon from the Fancy Portraits series in Punch, London, 3 March 1883, when Austin became editor of National Review
Augustus Caesar - Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 BC-14 AD), first Roman Emperor. Augustus became Emperor in 27 BC. His rule saw a great expansion of territory under Roman rule
The Tiburtine Sibyl announcing to Caesar the coming of Jesus, 16th century. Augustus Caesar - Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 BC-14 AD), became the first Roman Emperor in 27 BC
St Augustine of Hippo (350-430), 19th centurySt Augustine of Hippo (350-430). St Augustine of Hippo is regarded as one of the great fathers of the early Christian church
St Augustine of Hippo (350-430), 1493St Augustine of Hippo of Hippo (350-430), 1493. St Augustine of Hippo is regarded as one of the great fathers of the early Christian church
St Augustine of Canterbury (d604). Augustine was sent by Pope Gregory I to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity. He is seen here preaching before Ethelbert (552)
Pierre Francois Charles Augereau, Duke of Castiglione (1757-1816), French soldier. Augereau, shown in military uniform wearing orders and decorations, served during the Napoleonic Wars
John James Audobon (1780-1851), American ornithologist and artist, 1836. In this cartoon, Audobon has a beak for a nose, and his collar, epaulettes and headdress are made of feathers
Clement Atlee (1883-1967) British Labour statesman, 1932Clement Atlee (1883-1967), British Labour statesman, 1932. Labour MP for Limehouse from 1922, Attlee became leader of the Labour Party in 1935
Attila (c406-453) King of the Huns from 434, 19th century. Known as The Scourge of God, Attila led his armies on a series of campaigns through the Roman Empire in the 440s and 450s
Francis Atterbury (1663-1732) English prelate, polemical writer and orator, 1732. Atterbury became Bishop of Rochester in 1713
James Atlay (1817-1894), English cleric, 1877. Atlay was Bishop of Hereford from 1868 to 1894
Atahualpa (d1553), last Inca emperor of Peru, 1686. Atahualpa was captured by the Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro who, after extorting a huge ransom